POLAND

Timaru Herald, Issue 170296, 14 August 1920, Page 9

POLAND

WARSAW DOOMED. RUSSIAN CAVALRi ENTER. By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. "The Times." LONDON, August 11. A Berlin correspondent at the front says the northern army is in the gravest danger of being turned. The Russians are massing for attacks on !x>th sides of the railway leading from Siedlice to Warsaw.

The Poles are desperately preparing the defences of the city, the civilian guard being largely employed. The civilian population is apathetic. The city is rapidly emptying, trains being crammed with refugees. Tlie Government still lingers, fearing tlijit departure would men.ii the immediate establishment of a Soviet Government.

LONDON, August 12. The latest advices state that Russian cavalry have entered the suburbs of "Warsaw. - . MINSK CONFERENCE. POLISH DELEGATES DID NOT ARRIVE The fateful eleventh, when the Poles and Russians should have met at Minsk to begin pourparlers, passed without the delegates coming* into contact. According to Bolshevik allegations, the Poles ignored Soviet radio messages, while the Poles similarly blame the Russians.

A Russian wireless from "Warsaw today, which M. Kameneff handed to Mr Lloyd George, says that the Russian command waited in vain for the Polish delegates at the piace indicated, where all facilities for the Polish delegates were provided. The message concludes: "We have no intentions incompatible with Poland's liberty, independence, and sovereign rights. We will recognise the same in full. -DELEGATES SENT LATE. A later message states that the first move in the negotiations has materialised. The Polish Foreign Minister telegraphed that the Poles had despatched Parliamentaires to come to ail understanding with the> Russian command. TROTSKY AS RUSSIAN COM- • MANDER,

PARIS', August 12. M. Trotsky lias arrived at Bialystok and established headquarters, presumably to assume tlie Red command. BOLSHEVIKS' PURPOSE. United Service. LONDON, August 11. Reports from Riga state that the Bolsheviks do not wish to prolong the war another .hour for the sake of creating a revolution in Poland, but are • eii'iv to a<ssist a spontaneous revolution iB one occurs.

* ATTITUDE OF UNITED STATES.

NEW YORK, August 11. The Polish Minister has issued a statement pointing out that the United States Note outlining its attitude towards Poland is construed to mean the extension of arms, supplies, and munitions to Poland, and declaring that Poland's war was not with the Russian people, but with, the Bolsheviks. POLISH PEACE DELEGATES . FOUND.

Received 7.4.5 p.m., August 13th. LONDON, August. 12. • M. T-cMeheran states that the Bolsheviks, on capturing Siedlitz, found the missing Polish delegation there,o ind sent 'them to Minsk.

The Polish Council of Defence has ssiwd a wireless appeal to the world Pointing out the danger to "Western Europe if the Bolsheviks are vie"orious.